1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



83 



YELLOW TRANSPARENT. 



Yellow TRA.vsrARiiN'r. 



Fruit : above m e d i u m, 

 roundish, oblate, inclined to be 

 conical ; skin clear white, yel- 

 lowish white when very mature ; 

 dots light green, obscure ; stalk 

 medium, in large cavity ; calyx 

 closed in medium, slightly cor- 

 rugated basin ; fruit hangs well 

 on the tree ; cuts show fruit 

 below normal size. 



Flesh: white ; texture firm 

 till very ripe, then tender ; 

 quality second class. 



Season : early August. 



Adaptation : succeeds al- 

 most everywhere over the Pro- 

 vince. 



An apple which may prove a 

 substitute for the^ well-known Early 

 Harvest, : which is so subject to 

 apple scab. This variety seems to 

 be proof against fusicladium, both 

 in leaf and fruit. 



Origin : St. Petersburg, Russia. 

 Imported by the IT. S. Department 

 of Agrii:ulture in 1870. 



Tree : hardy, vigorous, up- 

 right, an early and an annual 

 bearer, productive. 



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Section of Yellow Transparent. 



YORK IMPERIAL. 



A fine export market apple, highly valued in some of the American States, but not yet 

 much grown in Ontario. 



Origin ; York County, Pa. 



Tree : a moderate grower, productive. 



Fruit : medium in size ; angular, oblique ; color of skin, bright red in shades, stripes and 

 splashes on a vellowish ground ; stem hall an inch long in a deep funnel-shaped cavity ; calyx 

 nearly closed in an irregular deep, slightly plaited basin. 



Flesh : yellowish ; texture firm and juicy ; flavor, subacid, good. 



Quality : dessert fair ; co iking good. 



Value : first class for market. 



Season : January to March. 



